Chelsea v Atletico Madrid UEFA Super Cup : Odds stacked against Spanish as blues fancied to triumph
Chelsea and Atletico Madrid go head to head in the Super Cup this Friday as Ladbrokes announce a new free bets offer and report all the money has come in for Roberto Di Matteo’s side.
Both of these teams will view the showcase in Monaco as a chance to grab some valuable silverware at the start of the 2012/2013 football season.
As the Champions League and Europa League winners, this match is recognition for their achievements last season and it should be a special occasion for both clubs.
Focusing on Chelsea to begin with, they are flying under Roberto Di Matteo at the start of the Premier League season. Three wins from three games has seen them climb to the top of the table and they have been very impressive.
The Blues have the look of title challengers about them generally, but there have been some stand out individual performances too. Most notably, new signing Eden Hazard has been fantastic in his first three games for Chelsea.
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The 21-year-old has been involved in the majority of the team’s goals and looks like he has been playing English football all his life. Then, you have Fernando Torres. The Spanish striker has started the campaign well and this is massive for Chelsea in life after Didier Drogba.
As for Atletico Madrid, they will go into this one in excellent spirits after a fantastic 4-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao in La Liga. Following a solid draw on the opening day, they turned on the style in their first home league game of the campaign.
The main man for Atletico was highly-rated striker Falcao who scored an impressive hat-trick to help his team to three comfortable points. The 26-year-old has been linked with a move to England too of course, so it will be interesting to see how he does against Premier League opposition.
Overall, this should be a cracking contest as La Liga and the Premier League collide. Both teams have started the season well and there is lots of attacking talent on show.
This one gets underway at 7.45pm.
